Jason Millen: Blues vs. Stars Game 4 Preview and Quotes Blues vs. Stars Game 4 Preview

Jamie Benn, Jason Spezza, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, & Artemi Panarin w/ 3 combined non-empty net goals in 27 games vs the Blues this playoff

First.

I predict an exceptionally "chippy" game. I hope they play with the same intensity and torque that they played with in Game 3.

It's a great day for hockey.

Little to no chance they healthy scratch Fiddler.
Nichushkin and Ritchie in for Mckenzie and Moen.

Stars will sub out skill for grit, they can't answer the Blues physically so they have to hope to outscore them.

Stars have to ignore Reaves and just play a skilled game. If they play the right way Reaves ability to impact the game is already capped. If they worry too much about him, and get running around he's won.

First.

I predict an exceptionally "chippy" game. I hope they play with the same intensity and torque that they played with in Game 3.

It's a great day for hockey.
- WhatAboutBawb

That's OK by me. But I think Dallas will instead come out and try to reestablish their speed and skill and try to get some goals on the board.

It doesn't suit them to play chippy.

At least Ruff didn't say that Hitch was like peanuts in poop...

The Stars aren't likely to be as ineffective as they were in game 3. If the Blues play like they did in game 3, what the Stars are able to accomplish isn't likely to matter. If the Blues come out flat, watch out.

Little to no chance they healthy scratch Fiddler.
Nichushkin and Ritchie in for Mckenzie and Moen.

Stars will sub out skill for grit, they can't answer the Blues physically so they have to hope to outscore them.

Stars have to ignore Reaves and just play a skilled game. If they play the right way Reaves ability to impact the game is already capped. If they worry too much about him, and get running around he's won.
- tootooisapunk

Yep. Fiddler was centering the 4th line in practice drills

I'm expecting Ruff to go back with Lehtonen tonight. You?
- bcallaway

You mean to start the game or to start the second period?

You mean to start the game or to start the second period?
- Jason Millen

Really......

Really......
- tootooisapunk

Still a lot of series to be played.

Finish your checks, limit the transition game, get the matchups you want and keep the forecheck going and well be looking at finishing this up Saturday.

Wished they would have taken advantage of a couple of the other Dallas breakdowns in the first period.

Blues are playing well. Need to keep forcing turnovers and capitalize on some more of the chances they are getting. We willlget more. lets bury them. Computer seems to be on its last leg. Not sure how much more i can get out of it.l

Dallas had 6 guys for about 15 seconds before Tarasenko's goal...... And he still got clear of all 6 of them by 15 ft.



Not sure how the refs missed that.

Dallas had 6 guys for about 15 seconds before Tarasenko's goal...... And he still got clear of all 6 of them by 15 ft.



Not sure how the refs missed that.
- carcus

Wow. Just wow.

Wow. Just wow.
- Antilles

I was yelling and everyone around me thought I was crazy..... Then they started counting. They were all our there for so long.

I was yelling and everyone around me thought I was crazy..... Then they started counting. They were all our there for so long.


- carcus

All six should get a minus

so gents...this one in the bag...91 going to do his thing again...

so gents...this one in the bag...91 going to do his thing again...
- bogiedoc

Seguin probably won't be playing till Saturday.
I expect a close finish.

where did everyone go...its OT for crying out loud...

where did everyone go...its OT for crying out loud...
- bogiedoc

posting from Scottrade isn't the best, lol.

Some may lament the non-call on Benn cross checking Lehtera down as he tried to backhand the ot winner only to have the Stars score seconds later. #noexcuses

Some may lament the non-call on Benn cross checking Lehtera down as he tried to backhand the ot winner only to have the Stars score seconds later. #noexcuses
- Jason Millen

I lament two terrible defensivenplays that led to goals. I also deeply lament that Elliott is still being considered good. He has been coughing up bad rebounds and for the second time as a Blue has given up a softie in over time in the second round of a play off series. Or Tarasenko hitting the post.

The Blues played with over confidence and got away from their game. They bailed more times than not on the offensive blue line. It was the pressure that beat the Stars the last game.

Parayko added to the dmen blunders by being out of position on the play but all the same that should never go in on a decent goaltender and I would suggest that is all Elliott is--decent. He had a hot streak thatbhas vanished since game six against the Hawks.

Wish Allen never got hurt.

Anyway the team shows again the core seems to not have a killer instinct. There are signs of it, like the last game but this game geesh. If they had decided to exert themselves the Stars would have folded up the game and the series.

Now it is a best of three with two games in Dallas. Better get a another two game winning streak.

JayBo = Pierre-Luc Dubois. So passive.

Still amazed me Tarasenko gets a break away with six Stars on the ice and not one ref with a hand up. Guess it was a good thing.

Just a few minutes of bad play and mistakes and it costs you the game. Stastny and Brouwer need to work on elevating pucks.

Wished they would have taken advantage of a couple of the other Dallas breakdowns in the first period.
- bcallaway

If they would have played with more fire in that period they would have won the series in that period. Dallas was not confident. Lehtonen was not yet confident. Now that damn goalie is going to be confident and his teammates will be as well. Now they will gamble more to their style. With Elliott in net and some of the dman miscues that makes for bad things.